Sitting on the boundary of the Pacific’s Ring of Fire, the Philippines is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters.

The vice president of the Philippines, Sara Duterte, has claimed to have hired someone to assassinate the president in the event that she herself is killed. Duterte is the daughter of Rodrigo Duterte, ...

It’s Sunday afternoon and campaigning for this year’s Philippine presidential elections is in full swing. The smell of pork adobo wafts through the air, reminding supporters gathered in this plaza to ...

The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) says that that it has received 43,033 applications for the midterm elections scheduled for May 2025. Each voter will select 12 senators, a district ...

Not long after forming a grand electoral alliance in 2022, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Vice President Sara Duterte split, arming themselves with both local and international political ...

The ongoing investigations and scandals regarding the flood control corruption have revealed the basic weaknesses in the Philippine political system. While it is true that certain DPWH personnel have ...

Businesses in the Philippines look set to benefit from the newly stabilized political environment. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines had reason to exhale a sigh of relief on ...

Philippine Vice President-elect Sara Duterte, second from left, poses with, from left, Senator Imee Marcos, her mother Elizabeth Zimmerman, outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, incoming ...

The Philippines’ Commission on Elections recently proclaimed the 12 winning senators of the just-concluded midterm elections. Unfortunately for me, I voted for only two of those winners. However, if ...

The political history of the Philippines is complex: full of colonial twists, local and tribal influences, and religious devotion. These characteristics are common in Southeast Asian countries, but ...

The feud between the Dutertes and the Marcoses could have dire consequences for the cold war between China and the United States. “Amarriage made in heaven,” gushed Senator Imee Marcos before her ...